Author: Potomac Local News
Manassas will celebrate its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, April 1, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Jennie Dean Park, 9501 Dean Park Lane.
There will be a ceremony at 3 p.m., games, food, a hayride, games, and fireworks at the end of the celebration. Residents who attend the event in person from 2 to 6 p.m., and bring a stamped envelope or postcard, can also get a commemorative stamp from the USPS.
Today’s Take Me-Home-Tuesday pets post comes from the Prince William County Animal Shelter.
Boston – 37116. 2-year-old Female, spayed. Domestic short hair. Very friendly, playful, and agreeable.
Donald L. “Don” Wilson, 79, of Manassas, Virginia, passed away on March 6, 2023.
Wilson was the hallmark of The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC), at Bull Run Library and later Central Library of the Prince William Public Libraries, where he was known as the “Tree Doctor” for his extensive knowledge, experience, and patience with helping visitors build their family trees. He was also instrumental in providing research on old houses, cemeteries, events, roads, and local families. He was always up for a new and exciting research project that so many people benefited from.
Tuesday will be a windy day in our area. A wind advisory will go into effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2023, until 2 a.m. Wednesday. We’re expecting gusts of 20 to 30 mph.
Here’s the National Weather Service forecast:
It was the 25th year a St. Patrick’s Day parade had been placed in the city. Snow and the coronavirus pandemic stopped the parade for two years, said organizer Patrick Sullivan at a February 27, 2023, Manassas City Council meeting.
The annual Greater Manassas Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is planned by an incorporated nonprofit called Inisfail, Inc.
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The Prince William School Board Chair At-large race is now three-way.
Carrie Rist, 43 will seek the Prince William County School Board Chairman At-large seat.
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At 11:06 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023, Prince William County fire and rescue units were notified by neighbors of a house fire in the 10500 block of River Run Court near Manassas.
Crews arrived on the scene with fire on the front deck extending into the home. The home sustained moderate damage, with no injuries being reported.
A Stafford County man returned home to his apartment to find a Super Mario Brothers-like intruder in his home, who summoned his superpowers and lept from a balcony, stealing the victim’s Nintendo.
Here’s the latest from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office:
The number of homes sold in Prince William County, Virginia, declined by 25% in February.
The Prince William Association of Realtors says: